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Rachel Phillips
Head of Learning - Extn: 622
As Head of Learning for Earthwatch, Rachel leads the development and delivery of Earthwatch’s learning strategy: to engage key audiences in transformational learning programmes, developing environmental sustainability leadership and inspiring behavioural change at an individual and organisational level. Prior to this, she designed the HSBC Climate Partnership Climate Champion Programme, an experiential learning programme which delivers climate change education and creates internal sustainability change agents with HSBC.
Rachel started her career in sales and marketing, working in a variety of national and international roles for Unilever & PepsiCo. In 2003, she took a career break and spent 6 months travelling around S-E Asia, China and India on the back of a truck!
Returning from travelling, Rachel re-trained to work in executive coaching and corporate leadership/team development, subsequently designing and leading values-based leadership development programmes. She developed an innovative approach to leadership and team development, blending experiential group learning with community projects from international NGO partners, including Save the Children, before joining Earthwatch in 2007.
Zoe Gamble
Corporate Learning Manager - Extn: 666
Zoe works on the Climate Champion Programme, an experiential learning programme on climate change designed for HSBC’s global workforce. She also supports the development and delivery of Earthwatch’s organisational learning strategy.
Before joining the Learning department Zoe spent five years working in communications, managing Earthwatch’s busy press office and the events department.
She has been lucky enough to join Earthwatch projects in Scotland, Canada, Costa Rica, Kenya, Ghana and Malaysia and recently spent three months delivering training courses at Earthwatch’s Regional Climate Centre in India. She then took a sabbatical and spent a further three months travelling.
Zoe has a BA (Hons) in English Literature and History from the University of Sussex and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations; she is also an NLP practitioner (neuro-linguistic programming). Before joining Earthwatch Zoe worked as a teacher in Hong Kong, Spain and Indonesia. She is an avid traveller, a keen skier, an amateur surfer and a lover of all foods that are spicy and vegetarian.
Rachel Batley
Corporate Learning Manager (Syngenta) - Ext: 804
Rachel joined Earthwatch in January 2009. She is responsible for developing experiential learning programmes with Syngenta as part of the Living Landscapes Partnership, which inspire participants to personally engage with sustainable landscapes and livelihoods leading to culture change.
Prior to joining Earthwatch, Rachel worked as a Consultant in the Sustainability and Risk Practice at Arthur D. Little for six years, managing sustainability assignments across many varied industries and services. In particular she focused on sustainability strategy, reporting and engagement in the food, beverage and retail sector.
Rachel loves the outdoors and travelling, having spent 6 months volunteering on an organic coffee farm in Hawaii and travelling extensively in New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, South Africa, and Mozambique. In her spare time she enjoys rowing, photography, diving, snowboarding, playing in an acoustic band and learning to surf.
Rachel has a BA (Hons) in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford.
Sarah Mottram
Corporate Learning Manager (HSBC) - Ext: 686
Sarah joined Earthwatch in 2008. She is responsible for developing experiential learning programmes for HSBC as part of the HSBC Climate Partnership.
Sarah studied Agricultural and Forestry Sciences at the University of Oxford and initially worked as a research associate after she graduated. She then joined a bank and gained experience in front line retail and corporate banking, consultancy and HR before moving into learning and development. She specialized in training and particularly in capability assessment and development from new entrants to senior management. Sarah also has experience of working as an independent consultant.
Her interests include camping holidays (usually in the rain!) in remote places.
She has grown up close to nature and intends to do as much as she can to help make sure that others understand and are equipped to take action to support environmental sustainability.